Eight in ten of world’s biggest news websites now block AI training bots
Publishers told it’s “never too late” to start blocking sites from being crawled by AI bots.
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Five US publishers sue Google over ‘deceptive and manipulative’ adtech practices
Penske, The Atlantic, McClatchy, Conde Nast and Vox Media take a stand against Google on adtech.
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Google now prioritising Youtube and X over publishers on Discover
World’s biggest news aggregator appears to be downgrading publisher content.
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Google IP boss: We shouldn’t pay for AI training on ‘freely available’ content
Roxanne Carter declines to answer about publishers’ ability to opt out of AI Overviews.
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SEO has changed: The new metrics publishers should focus on
Keyword positions are no longer the best way to measure SEO success.
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Global publisher Google traffic dropped by a third in 2025
Dramatic decline expected to continue throughout 2026.
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Times and Substack among few UK winners in December Google update
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